The Seekers Centre Blog

This blog is where Dr. Nahas shares thoughts, reflections and ideas. Many are related to medicine, health and healing, but others address the other issues that matter to conscious citizens today. We welcome your feedback.

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Curing Heart Disease

I attended a meeting at the Heart Institute today. The speaker was Dr. Bob Roberts, a genetic cardiologist who has established an international reputation for identifying a gene that increases the risk of heart disease.

Posted on December 6, 2008  |  Author: Dr. Richard Nahas  |  Category: Health News  |  0 Comments

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The next Seekers Centre

I have been working on a big project. When I established the Seekers Centre, my vision was to create a Centre for Excellence that would be a resource for students, healers and patients in Ottawa and serve as a home base for creating change in Canada and the rest of the world.

Posted on November 29, 2008  |  Author: Dr. Richard Nahas  |  Category: Seekers Centre  |  2 Comments

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Omega-3 hits the Big Time

We have been using omega-3 fats in our cardiovascular patients since the Seekers Centre began. Their benefit in treating blood vessels and electrical conduction in the heart have been established beyond doubt in huge clinical trials.

Posted on November 20, 2008  |  Author: Dr. Richard Nahas  |  Category: General  |  1 Comments

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War on Cancer

This dispatch comes from the food court of the San Francisco Airport, my senses overwhelmed. The scents of dishes from a dozen nations intermingle as in a modern-day bazaar. Having just survived the deal of check-in and airport security, people come here to pause and take a breath before they head to their gates for the airborne part of their journeys. It is a hub within a hub, a cross-section of America.

Posted on October 22, 2008  |  Author: Dr. Richard Nahas  |  Category: General  |  1 Comments

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Meningitis and acupuncture

I saw a young boy in the ER last week whose parents brought him in for a headache. He was a bit tired and cranky and had been complaining for two days. His temperature was normal when he came in, but it had been measured with an ear thermometer; when I asked a nurse to measure it rectally, it turned out he had a fever.

Posted on August 21, 2008  |  Author: Dr. Richard Nahas  |  Category: Seekers Centre  |  1 Comments